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Bingo! Curiously, making an exception for hammockforums.net didn't do the trick. I had it set up to allow images from the originating site only and then listed hammockforums.net as an exception. I got the images only when I unchecked "allow images from the originating site only" Anyway, you put me on the right track and for that I thank you.

Any update on your experiments with whipped hammock ends?
I like the idea of an un-doable tie as opposed to Ed Speer's overhand knot that becomes impossible to untie, but don't fancy being let down---least of all, several days from final take-out.

I never did get around to trying "attachment #2" in post 9 of this thread.
I have been using a larks head behind the whipping w/ no problem.

I'm thinking that I never did try attachment #2 because I begin to think that it would just pull the whipping off because it's not "gripping" like a larks head.

I am interested in trying the attachment #2 you diagrammed. Have you tried it? How likely is it that the loop would work through the whipping, given the forces?

And for anyone else, the Speer basic model has knots, and then a sewn loop inboard of the knot. I've seen on Risk's page the same sort of system but with whipping. But it looks like he's using a lark's head/cow hitch to make the attachment rather than sewing the loop up tightly. So the supports don't come off? They don't wear excessively where they cross? I've thought of doubling the loop (making an extra crossing turn) but I was afraid it'd weaken the support.

(1)New support attachment experiments. photos 1-5 are of the first illistration. i haven`t done the second yet.

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Slowhike, did you ever try method #2? It looks so clean. I'm thinking if I could get the whipping tight enough it might work, but then it is the whipping taking the pressure rather than the hammock body...right?

Originally Posted by jeffjenn

Why not use your larks head & then whip like in "attachment #2" should work?

This idea seems better suited to managing weight and still maintains a clean profile. Did you give this a try, Jeffjen? Slowhike?

I want to try something like one of these methods on my next hammock. I know this is an old thread, but the information from towards the beginning of HF is so dang useful.